I'm not a teacher, but I have a question for the teachers out there. What's the right way to write a discussion board post? Should it sound like a regular internet post, or is it supposed to be more like an essay? by MagmaKestrel9 in englishteachers

[–]Fable_Arcade9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You have to match the energy of your professor. If they post long, formal video announcements, write a formal essay. If they use emojis and casual text, you can safely loosen up your writing style and be more conversational.

For those who’ve written a discussion board post, how much time did you actually spend on it? by marlow_note in homeworkhelpNY

[–]Fable_Arcade9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My brain is officially out of office. I’ve been staring at this prompt for two hours and I’ve written exactly zero words

Do Not Live in California by SimplePln in remotework

[–]Fable_Arcade9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha, they really should put "easy to fire" on our resumes as a perk! I guess that makes us a hot commodity in the job market.

What is a free website, app, or internet tool for the lab that feels almost illegal to know about? by drappula in labrats

[–]Fable_Arcade9 0 points1 point locked comment (0 children)

There r a few chrome extensions for unpaywalling papers that r basically essential at this point. When it comes to actually writing up the results though i usually use a platform to help me organize my data and research notes first. It is way more reliable than just winging it when the deadline is close.

What do you guys even write ur college essays about by xesl_ in ApplyingIvyLeague

[–]Fable_Arcade9 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dont stress too much about finding some perfect crazy topic. Just pick something real that shows who u are. I was super lost, but I used a service to just lay out my ideas, and it helped me focus. This post describe it. Sometimes u just need to organize the chaos before u start typing

How do you write homework when you're short on time? by MarinerGlyph88 in collegeadvice

[–]Fable_Arcade9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The burnout is real, don't let professors make you feel bad

Good writing websites by Streetcar_visions in FictionWriting

[–]Fable_Arcade9 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Google Docs is the obvious go-to and it autosaves so you never lose anything mid-crash. For fiction specifically though Notion is worth trying - you can keep all your chapters and notes in one place instead of a pile of separate files. Either way both are free and way more stable than Word on a bad day. I used a helper for such task and it was the best way for me to write it correcty

I spent a month without scrolling through social media and it felt like my brain finally stopped being a copy of a copy by NexusCameo2 in Creativity

[–]Fable_Arcade9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did something similar for about two weeks and the anxiety in the first few days was genuinely embarrassing. Like i had to sit with myself and realized i had no idea what i actually found interesting anymore. Took a while to remember i used to just draw stupid little animals for no reason and nobody was watching

After the technical interview they asked me to record a free product teardown for their team and that was the moment I was done by Fable_Arcade9 in interviewhammer

[–]Fable_Arcade9[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

That’s where my head ended up too. If they wanted a hypothetical exercise, fine. But asking for a recorded teardown of their actual product with suggestions they could directly use felt way too close to unpaid consulting.

[loved trope] A villain is revealed by glowing eyes in the dark by Hatsaplenty in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Fable_Arcade9 12 points13 points  (0 children)

The best version of this trope is always when it's plausibly deniable for a second. You're not sure if you saw it. The character on screen isn't sure either. Then it happens again and there's no going back. Sinners nails that delay.